Zucchini Pizza Casserole

Zucchini Pizza Casserole

delicious midweek meal

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Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 20m
Cook Time: 40m
Total Time: 1h
Temp.: 400° F
Servings: 8
Difficulty: Easy
5.0 (21 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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Nutritional Information

315
calories
20g
fat
10g
carbohydrate
25g
protein
119mg
cholesterol
855mg
sodium
Zucchini Pizza Casserole

Recipe Description

This Zucchini Pizza Casserole is a fantastic zucchini beef casserole which your whole family will love! It’s so versatile too – you can easily sub in Italian sausage or ground turkey for the beef or make it vegetarian by skipping the meat and adding mushrooms, broccoli, or finely chopped cauliflower.

Place zucchini in a colander and sprinkle with salt. Let stand for 10 minutes before squeezing out excess moisture. Combine zucchini with eggs, Parmesan, and half the mozzarella and Cheddar cheeses. Transfer the mixture to a baking dish and bake. As the zucchini bakes, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Drain excess fat and add tomato sauce. Spoon over the zucchini mixture and sprinkle with the remaining cheeses. Add a sprinkle of chopped green pepper and bake until heated through.

To make Zucchini Pizza Casserole, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Zucchini Pizza Casserole

Steps to make

  1. 1

    Heat oven and prepare baking dish

    3 min
    Step 1 - Zucchini Pizza Casserole

    Preheat the oven to 400° F and grease a 13x9-inch or 3-quart baking dish.

  2. 2

    Prepare zucchini

    10 min
    Step 2 - Zucchini Pizza Casserole

    Place 4 cups of zucchini in a colander and sprinkle with salt. Leave to stand for 10 minutes before squeezing out excess moisture.

  3. 3

    Combine ingredients

    2 min
    Step 3 - Zucchini Pizza Casserole

    Combine zucchini with 2 eggs, ½ cup of Parmesan, and 1 cup of mozzarella, and ½ a cup of Cheddar cheese.

  4. 4

    Transfer to baking dish

    2 min
    Step 4 - Zucchini Pizza Casserole

    Transfer the zucchini mixture to the prepared baking dish.

  5. 5

    Bake

    20 min
    Step 5 - Zucchini Pizza Casserole

    Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.

  6. 6

    Cook beef and onion

    10 min
    Step 6 - Zucchini Pizza Casserole

    Place 1 pound of beef and ½ cup of chopped onion in a large saucepan and cook over medium heat until no pinkness remains. Crumble the meat as it cooks.

  7. 7

    Drain fat

    1 min
    Step 7 - Zucchini Pizza Casserole

    Drain fat from the meat.

  8. 8

    Add tomato sauce

    3 min
    Step 8 - Zucchini Pizza CasseroleStep 8 - Zucchini Pizza Casserole

    Add 1 can of tomato sauce to the beef mixture and spoon over the zucchini mixture.

  9. 9

    Top with cheese and green pepper

    2 min
    Step 9 - Zucchini Pizza Casserole

    Sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella and Cheddar and add 1 medium chopped green pepper.

  10. 10

    Bake

    20 min
    Step 10 - Zucchini Pizza Casserole

    Bake for 20 minutes.

  11. 11

    Serve

    Step 11 - Zucchini Pizza Casserole

    Serve hot and enjoy!

This Zucchini Pizza Casserole recipe is a fantastic casserole recipe! Try it soon, and don’t forget to tag your photos with the #cookmerecipes hashtag.

About the author

Bethany Lim

Bethany is very passionate about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and clean diet. She’s trying to cut meat out of her diet as much as possible and focuses on cooking vegetarian food and fish. Bethany gets a kick from finding ways to add new twists to classic dishes. What’s more, thanks to her Asian roots, she’s great at combining different cuisines to come up with something extraordinary. Bethany’s recipes will inspire you to add new colors and flavors to your everyday meals.

Recipe Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 (21 reviews)
Nick Johnson
March 13, 2024
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Super easy dish! Made it for fam night and they couldn't get enough! Zucchini rocks, right?!

Sam Peterson
January 22, 2024
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This Zucchini Pizza Casserole was a game changer! I made it for my buddies one night, and man, they couldn't get enough. Super easy and delish

Brianna Smith
January 17, 2024
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So yummy, loved it.

Sammy
January 1, 2024
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Amazing! I never thought zucchini could taste this good. Made it for some friends, and they couldn't believe it was so healthy. A total hit at my get-together!

David
November 29, 2023
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Amazing family dinner! My wife and I enjoyed this recipe last week. So easy to make and everyone loved it! Will be making again for sure.

UtahMike
October 15, 2023
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Superb

Riley
October 14, 2023
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This was sooo easy and delish! Made it for friends.

Nina
September 18, 2023
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OMG, this Zucchini Pizza Casserole is the real deal! I made it for a family game night, and it was a total hit! My kids couldn’t get enough, plus it’s super easy to whip up. Love that I can customize it too. SO YUM!

Xena Phillips
August 28, 2023
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This was such a great dish to make with my kids! They loved helping layer the cheeses and veggies, and it turned out so tasty. A new family favorite for sure.

Daisy
August 15, 2023
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OMG this Zucchini Pizza Casserole is so bomb! Made it for fam night and they devoured it! Super easy and delish!

Katy
June 17, 2023
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Yum!

Yardley
May 30, 2023
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Superb. This recipe saved dinner last week when we were short on time. The kids loved it, and my wife couldn't stop raving. Will definitely make it again.

QueenBee
May 26, 2023
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Superb. I made this with my kids last weekend, they loved it! It was easy to prep and the flavors were amazing. A great way to sneak in veggies for them!

Victoria
May 21, 2023
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Delish! Made it for friends and they were impressed.

Jason
April 20, 2023
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Superb!

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